ArticleAmerican journal of cancer research2019
Pleiotropic role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in cancer.
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- Association of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) with Therapy Response and Clinical Outcomes in HPV-Related Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Preliminary Report.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- Bridging Inflammation and Oncology: The Role and Therapeutic Potential of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Lung Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- A single cell transcriptional profile of benign prostatic hyperplasia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- MIF inhibition attenuates proliferative vitreoretinopathy pathogenesis and protects the eye in preclinical model.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2026Article
- Single-cell Deciphering of the Progression Trajectories of the Tumor Ecosystem in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies potential critical prognostic biomarkers in bladder carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Macrophage migration inhibitory factor: Exploring physiological roles and comparing health benefits against oncogenic and autoimmune risks (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Inhibition of MIF with an Allosteric Inhibitor Triggers Cell Cycle Arrest in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Development and validation of M2 macrophage-related genes in a prognostic model of lung adenocarcinoma based on bulk RNA and ScRNA datasets.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Blocking MIF secretion enhances CAR T-cell efficacy against neuroblastoma.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) · 2025Article
- Deciphering the metabolic landscape of colorectal cancer through the lens of AhR-mediated intestinal inflammation.Discover oncology · 2025Review
- Dissecting L-glutamine metabolism in acute myeloid leukemia: single-cell insights and therapeutic implications.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) and D-Dopachrome Tautomerase (DDT): Pathways to Tumorigenesis and Therapeutic Opportunities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) predicts survival in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma.The journal of pathology. Clinical research · 2024Article
- Therapeutic Opportunities in Breast Cancer by Targeting Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor as a Pleiotropic Cytokine.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2024Review
- Predictive value of serum alkaline phosphatase, tumor-specific growth factor, and macrophage migration inhibitory factor for the efficacy of immunotargeted therapy in osteosarcoma patients.American journal of cancer research · 2024Article
- Multi-omics analysis-based clinical and functional significance of a novel prognostic and immunotherapeutic gene signature derived from amino acid metabolism pathways in lung adenocarcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Advances in research on the anti-tumor mechanism ofFrontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Cancer-associated fibroblasts undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy suppress rectal cancer revealed by single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.Cell reports. Medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an inflammatory cytokine that serves many roles in inflammation and immunity; however, it is also involved in carcinogenesis. This is a review of the clinical and experimental data published on MIF and its role in various types of cancers such as glioblastomas, lung cancer, breast cancer, gastric cancer, melanoma, bladder cancer, and head and neck cancers. The goal of this review is to show MIFs role in various types of cancers. Data show that MIF is overexpressed in these malignancies in humans, and contributes to the deregulation of the cell cycle, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Clinical studies show that MIF overexpression in these types of tumors significantly decreases survival rate, and increases tumor aggression. There are multiple anti-MIF molecules that are currently being explored and investigations should be continued.
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